Supply chains in emerging markets are notoriously unreliable. Three major barriers to successful supply chain creation in the emerging African market have been identified; supply chain volatility, a lack of visibility across supply chains and a sparsity of skilled supply chain professionals. Each of these barriers has a unique set of challenges which need to be overcome to allow for the creation of efficient supply chains in Africa. Join the team at Applisential as we discuss the roots of these…

Are you wanting to improve your supply chain efficiencies, but at a loss as to where to begin? CLX Flow has the solution for you! We have developed a one-day process analysis workshop modeled on the SCORTM Methodology. During this workshop you will define your supply chains and analyse the processes currently being used within them. From here we will help you identify areas of process improvement and suggest technologies and best practices to address any needs identified in your…

July 2019

Demand Driven Materials Requirements Planning (DDMRP) makes use of strategic decoupling of key inventory items to protect against demand variability, reduce lead times to customers and to optimize inventory levels of those items. This is typically viewed in a production context, where inventory of purchased, and manufactured items need to be kept at optimal levels. But production of products is only one small part the supply chain, one must also consider supply and distribution. Can DDMRP principles can also be…